Last night a desire to munch and crunch something came over me. I decided to use one of the things that helped me quit smoking. I just used my breathing.
Taking a slow inhale and slow exhale, just focusing on the breath, made me forget about... Read more

Reading an article this morning gave me food for thought. Would Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) assist me in changing to a healthier lifestyle. It did help when I quit smoking.
So much of my eating problem is tied up with thinking that the f... Read more

"When you correct your mind, everything else falls into place"
~ Mark Twain
nutrition - Working on that
fitness - that is working for me right now.
sleep - getting enough
stress management - Working on that
I have about 1/2 th... Read more

Living Healthier is more positive than the full faced avatar that I had on my profile. Seeing where I am does not help me get to where I want to go.
When walking I set a point I will walk to, the same with driving a car. My journey needs me... Read more

... is NOT the day you eat the fruit. Don't worry, don't get frustrated, be persistent. It's on its way to you."
Tending my seeds is a simple thing, It is not that difficult, but I make it so. I need to make changes to support growth and g... Read more

God, grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the courage to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know it's me.
I found this on Minnie's sig. It feeds the current flow of thoughts going through my brain. Affirming what... Read more

Funny how you do not value something until it is gone.
Unfortunately last night one of my sons had a really bad bloody nose. (not once but 3 times) His bedroom looked like a crime scene.
So today I am operating on only 4.5 hours of sleep. ... Read more

Now that the wedding is over and the visiting cats have gone home, it is time to get back to my goals and visions.
"The universe rewards effort, not excuses" - Andrew Matthews
And I am oh so good at coming up with excuses. Redirecting th... Read more

"The things always happen that you believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it happen."
- Frank Lloyd Wright
"We are here to learn lessons, and the world is our teacher
When we fail to learn a lesson, we get to take it again...... Read more

Getting distracted is easy to do when you are not committed. It is almost as if there is a plot to distract me. Any excuse will work to take me off my path.
But lackawanna will not take me to my goal. Push though the stuff I do not wish to... Read more

My son and his wife are coming back this weekend, for a short stay before they gather their wedding gifts and return to NY. I have other stuff to attend to with my middle son, and more crap like that. You know just stuff you have to deal with fr... Read more

A1c 5.9
Smoke free since March
Going to the pool 4 nights a week
BMI >40 UGH!!!
I'm not going to throw in the towel because of a negative. So much is going right... that I just must keep on going on my journey.
Be back... Read more

Yesterday KATMOMMA3 added a question for me to ask myself.
What stops me?
Of course I know the answer to that one. FEAR!
Fear of the unknown.
Fear of the unfamiliar.
Fear of the not knowing what I am doing.
Leaving the famili... Read more

It is not good to be stuck in this stage, but I do not want to go into this without a plan.
Setting goals will help me get to where I want to go.
Answering:
Where do I want to be?
How to get there?
How to stay there?
I'm working ... Read more

Besides being just a setting on the washer, I have come to the conclusion that everyone's normal is different.
That said, being up at 3a.m. is not normal for me, things are still kind of messed up and I'm still on kind of an emotional high fro... Read more